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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Oct 27, 2011 11:00PM

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Either it's Halloween or someone put a bunch of Gatorade in this fountain. SoulFlare007
  • An Oak Park physician was arrested for exchanging prescription drugs for money and sex. He advertised the deal on Craigslist. [Tribune]
  • About that double homicide in Skokie yesterday -- Authorities say it was a father killing his daughter, while his granddaughter threw toys at him. Then he turned the knife on the 2-year-old. [Sun-Times]
  • Thieves are stealing the brass rings from fire hydrants. They're only worth about $20. [Tribune]
  • With all this talk about inequality, how does the American 1 percent compare with other countries' 1 percent? [Chicago Magazine]
  • A father faces felony gun charges after his 7-year-old son accidentally shot his infant with his unlicensed .38 caliber revolver. [Sun-Times]